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Optician salary in Algeria in 2026

Optician (Health): what the offers published on Chghol say, how to go from gross to net, and how to negotiate.

Median salary of Optician offers

Not enough offers with a salary yet for Optician: the median is published from 20 comparable offers. 1 live job.

What the law guarantees

SNMG: DZD 20,000 gross (DZD 18,200 net). Net = gross − 9% CNAS − IRG. IRG is progressive and taxable income up to DZD 30,000 is exempt.

Read the full gross-to-net guide

How a Optician salary is built

The Optician job (Health) is a technician role: pay depends on the diploma (TS, bachelor), years of experience and the tools mastered (Réfraction, Montage et taillage, Lentilles de contact, and Logiciel d’optique). Performance and responsibility bonuses often weigh 10 to 20% of the total.

Gross → net calculator

Enter a monthly gross: CNAS, IRG and net are computed instantly.

Gross → net calculator

DZD
CNAS contribution (9%)
− DZD 5 400
Taxable salary
DZD 54 600
IRG withheld at source
− DZD 7 042
Net salary
DZD 47 558
Total employer cost (gross × 1.265)
DZD 75 900

Indicative estimate: excludes exempt allowances, salary arrears and special cases.

Negotiating a Optician salary

  • Talk net, ask for the breakdown base + bonuses + allowances, and compare like with like (same job, same wilaya).
  • Lean on quantified results and on the tools you master (Réfraction, Montage et taillage, and Lentilles de contact).
  • Never go below the SNMG or below the salary announced in the ad.

Live Optician jobs

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Frequently asked questions

What is the salary of a Optician?

Chghol publishes a median from 20 comparable offers with a displayed salary for Optician. Meanwhile every job displays its net salary and the calculator converts any gross.

Are displayed salaries net or gross?

Net, always: the amount you receive after the CNAS contribution (9%) and IRG withheld at source.

Can a junior Optician be paid the SNMG?

The SNMG (DZD 20,000 gross) is the legal minimum for any full-time job, whatever the position. For a technician role, offers usually start above it, depending on the diploma and the wilaya.

Medians are recomputed continuously from published offers with a salary; no individual data is used.